Addressing Back and Neck Pain through Awareness and Action
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I see a lot of patients who come in with back and neck problems. They have no recollection of ever doing anything to trigger the agony. They simply inform me that they were going about their daily lives until they became ill. The issue is, how we live our lives and choose to move or not move is crucial to how we function. For example, as a species, we are flexor dominated. That is, if there is no resistance, we will curl into a ball, similar to the fetal position. We are hard programmed to have increased resting tone in all of the muscles that curl us into a ball.
Addressing Back and Neck Pain through Awareness and Action
Addressing Back and Neck Pain through…
Addressing Back and Neck Pain through Awareness and Action
I see a lot of patients who come in with back and neck problems. They have no recollection of ever doing anything to trigger the agony. They simply inform me that they were going about their daily lives until they became ill. The issue is, how we live our lives and choose to move or not move is crucial to how we function. For example, as a species, we are flexor dominated. That is, if there is no resistance, we will curl into a ball, similar to the fetal position. We are hard programmed to have increased resting tone in all of the muscles that curl us into a ball.